Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private was 32.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 32.5% for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 39.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 1978.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 34th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 24.5% | — |
| 1973 | 24.2% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 24.4% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 24.2% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 23.7% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 22.9% | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 22.8% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 23.1% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 23.3% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 23.6% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 23.9% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 24.4% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 24.3% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 24.7% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 25.6% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 25.9% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 26.3% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 26.6% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 26.7% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 26.5% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 26.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 26.9% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 27.5% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 28.2% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 28.8% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 29.4% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 30.7% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 31.3% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 32.6% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 33.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 34.5% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 35.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 36.8% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 35.5% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 38.2% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 37.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 37.5% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 39.7% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 37.2% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.7% | 22.8% | 24.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 24.9% | 23.3% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.3% | 26.5% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 32.6% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 32.0% | 39.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 31 Tunisia 79.2% compare
- 32 Burkina Faso 78.9% compare
- 33 Cayman Islands 78.5% compare
- 34 Oman 77.7% compare
- 35 Brunei Darussalam 77.7% compare
- 36 Djibouti 77.7% compare
- 37 Korea 77.3% compare
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 148.37 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1578 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 32.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 1978.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students in pre-primary education enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body (e.g., non-governmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise), expressed as a percentage of total number of students enrolled in pre-primary education. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.